JK Moving Founder Named Loudoun Laureate For His Charitable Work

LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA — The Loudoun Laurels Foundation selected Chuck Kuhn, founder, president and CEO of JK Moving Services, as its 2020 Laureate for his work to conserve natural resources and feed the hungry. Kuhn has worked on land conservation issues in Virginia for several years and recently created a nonprofit community farm in western Loudoun County.

Kuhn founded JK Moving in 1982 at the age of 16 when he went to W.T. Woodson High School in Anandale. Almost 40 years later, JK Moving is now based in Loudoun County and is one of the largest employers in the county. In 1997, Kuhn founded Capital Relocation Services LLC, which provides global moving services.

Over the past 10 years, Kuhn, who lives in Lincoln, has preserved more than 5,000 acres in Loudoun, Fauquier and Frederick counties through the Virginia Conservation Easement Program. He also established JK Community Farm, south of Round Hill. The farm is operated as an organic farm facility for the benefit of Loudoun Hunger Relief, providing over 50,000 pounds of fresh fruits, vegetables and meats to Loudoun residents.

Due to the coronavirus crisis, the Loudoun Laurels Foundation has postponed its annual gala to honor its 2020 Laureates and scholars. They, together with the 2021 Laureates and scholars, will be honored at the 2021 gala, which will be held in September 2021 at Lansdowne Resort.

Earlier this year, the Foundation named Breni Portales-Escobar as the recipient of its 2020 Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Trust scholarship. Portales-Escobar is a graduate of Park View High School in Sterling and will attend the University of Virginia. She plans to enter its pre-med program.

Since 2013, the Loudoun Laurels Stewardship Trust has awarded $840,00 in scholarships to Loudoun County Public School students.

In 2019, Kristina Bouweiri, president and CEO of Reston Limousine, and philanthropist Di Cook were honored by the foundation as Laureates for their charitable work in the county.

This article originally appeared on the Leesburg Patch